Employing a legal apprentice

What apprenticeships are there for the legal sector?

Apprenticeships are available at a number of levels. Intermediate apprenticeships are appropriate for training support staff into competent administrators, whereas Advanced, Paralegal, Chartered Legal Executive and Solicitor apprenticeships deliver legal knowledge and legal practice competence, and are an ideal recruitment and selection tool for the lawyers of the future.

Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services
This apprenticeship delivers paralegal competence in five areas of legal practice. It is suitable for bright school leavers with good A Levels, or as a progression route from the Level 2 Apprenticeship. Find out more about the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services. The Advanced apprenticeship will no longer attract government funding after August 2017 and the new 'Trailblazer' programmes for Paralegal, Chartered Legal Executive and Solicitor schemes are now available.

Are there apprenticeships for administrators?

This apprenticeship is designed for staff in business support roles such as HR, reception and data inputting functions. It is at the same level as the Intermediate Apprenticeship in Legal Administration, but the selection of modules relates more to business support and it is intended for staff within a legal services organisation who are not directly assisting in the progression of legal matters.